Accountability rating (2018-2019)

B

Texas City ISD: C

Total students

896

Avg. teacher experience

13.2 years

Texas City ISD: 10.2 years

Statewide: 11.2 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Texas City ISD: 88.4%

Statewide: 90.3%

Blocker Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Texas City, TX, in the Texas City ISD school district. As of the 2020-2021 school year, it had 896 students. 63.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 6% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2018-2019 school year.

As of the 2020-2021 school year, an average teacher's salary was $58,957, which is $1,316 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 13.2 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.tcisd.org/index.aspx?nid=149

Address

1800 9th Ave N
Texas City, TX 77590-6200

Office phone number

(409) 916-0700

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Blocker Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2008 in this region had a college graduation rate of 23.9 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

896

African American

193 (21.5%)

Texas City ISD: 30.7%

Statewide: 12.7%

American Indian

12 (1.3%)

Texas City ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

6 (0.7%)

Texas City ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 4.7%

Hispanic

405 (45.2%)

Texas City ISD: 42.9%

Statewide: 52.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Texas City ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

262 (29.2%)

Texas City ISD: 22.1%

Statewide: 26.5%

Two or more races

18 (2%)

Texas City ISD: 3%

Statewide: 2.7%

African American

21.5%

American Indian

1.3%

Asian

0.7%

Hispanic

45.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

29.2%

Two or more races

2.0%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

63.3 %

Texas City ISD: 54.5%

Statewide: 49.2%

Economically disadvantaged

83.4 %

Texas City ISD: 86.6%

Statewide: 60.3%

Limited English proficiency

7.4 %

Texas City ISD: 10.4%

Statewide: 20.7%

At-risk students

63.3%

Econ. disadvantaged

83.4%

Limited Eng. proficiency

7.4%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2020-2021 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

6 %

Texas City ISD: 9.7%

Statewide: 21%

Gifted and Talented

4.8 %

Texas City ISD: 3.7%

Statewide: 8.3%

Special Education

15.1 %

Texas City ISD: 14.8%

Statewide: 11.1%

Bilingual/ESL

6.0%

Gifted and talented

4.8%

Special education

15.1%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. All Texas public school districts and campuses received the label “Not Rated: Declared State of Disaster.” Our schools explorer shows the accountability ratings from the 2018-2019 school year when available.

Overall (2018-2019)

B

Texas City ISD: C

Student achievement (2018-2019)

C

Texas City ISD: C

School progress (2018-2019)

B

Texas City ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2018-2019)

B

Texas City ISD: C

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2021 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2019-2020 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

11.1 %

Texas City ISD: 13.3%

Statewide: 6.7%

American Indian

25 %

Texas City ISD: 14%

Statewide: 7.8%

African American

12.6 %

Texas City ISD: 15.5%

Statewide: 8.9%

Asian

0 %

Texas City ISD: 7.9%

Statewide: 1.8%

Hispanic

8.5 %

Texas City ISD: 12.1%

Statewide: 7.4%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Texas City ISD: 50%

Statewide: 7.2%

White

14.2 %

Texas City ISD: 12.5%

Statewide: 5.2%

Two or more races

3 %

Texas City ISD: 11.4%

Statewide: 6.7%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2020-2021 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

57.1

African American

11.2 (19.5%)

Texas City ISD: 27.7%

Statewide: 11.1%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Texas City ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1.9 (3.2%)

Texas City ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 1.8%

Hispanic

7.7 (13.6%)

Texas City ISD: 14.9%

Statewide: 28.4%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Texas City ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

35.4 (61.9%)

Texas City ISD: 54.8%

Statewide: 56.9%

Two or more races

1 (1.8%)

Texas City ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Texas City ISD: 2%

Statewide: 1.2%

Bachelor's

44.8 (78.5%)

Texas City ISD: 73.5%

Statewide: 73%

Master's

12.3 (21.5%)

Texas City ISD: 23.5%

Statewide: 25%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Texas City ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 0.7%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2020-2021.

Students per teacher

15.7

Texas City ISD: 14

Statewide: 14.5

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2020-2021 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

13.2 years

Texas City ISD: 10.2 years

Statewide: 11.2 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$58,957

Texas City ISD: $58,558

Statewide: $57,641

Beginner

$55,001

Texas City ISD: $55,768

Statewide: $50,849

1 to 5 years

$55,315

Texas City ISD: $55,885

Statewide: $53,288

6 to 10 years

$56,716

Texas City ISD: $57,375

Statewide: $56,282

11 to 20 years

$59,485

Texas City ISD: $60,103

Statewide: $59,900

21 to 30 years

$63,693

Texas City ISD: $63,770

Statewide: $64,637

30+ years

$69,252

Texas City ISD: $69,538

Statewide: $69,974

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